Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-22
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epidemic which hsd already about died
out.
The marriage OF Miss May, daughter Of
DR.. John May, TO Mr.. J. Beaver, WEBB
took place very quietly at St. Paui's Episco-
pal Church, Washington, to day
The Eoglish representatives on the fishery
cou mission, especially Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain. are accompanied to Washington by
squad of Pinkerton detectives, four IN
number.
Henry V. Lesley and James A. L. Wilson
who defrauded the Delaware and Chesa-
peake Canal Company OF more than S6oo'
900 we're sentenced at Philadelphia to long
terms OF Imprisonment.
TIE following note in bottle was picked
up by fisherman in Fort George inlet near
Jacksonville, Fla, on Sunday The good
ship Mary Whalen sunk of Barnegat Light
all hands persisted. Captain McWhalen."
Senator Ryan, of Texas, who has arrived
in Washington, agrees with the Option ex'
pressed by other Southern leaders mat the
Southern people will not ask that the Vice
Presidential candidate shall come from the
South.
Mr.. B. s. Fitch, formerly general freight
agant Of the Chesapeake ard Ohio Railway
Company, died at Denver, Colorado, Satur-
day hight. At the time Of bis death he was
the traffic manager of the Colorado Midland
railway.
Preparations for making steel guns OF the
govern ment gun plant at the Waterveit, N
Y. arsenal are practically complete, and
work has already begun on the smaller cali.
bre cannon that are to be Issued to the | nj
ted States batteries for service.
The United States Circuit Court at Gal
weston, Tex, has issued an injunction re-
strainiDg The striking switchmen of the
Southern Pacific Railroad from interfering
with tie property OF the company, or pre-
venting persons seeking employment there.
Archbishop Fabre. Of Montreal, Que, has
issued mandement asking all Roman Cath
oiics in the city TO offer prayers for the re-
st2ration Of tbs Popes temporal power,
when all evil will disappear, and appointing
Christmas az special Gay for the offering Of
prayers in honor of the Pope's jubilee.
Tie third weak Of the Chicago job print
ers' strike opened yesterday, with poorer
prospect FOR en- amicatle settlement than
has existed at any previous time. The iy-
pothe ;e claim ina; their work car be fully
as veil done 9th non uuion men, and de
T.
The report OF the president OF the B. s. o.
Railroad Company was presented yesterday
showing the revenue Of the past year to
have been $50 $50 035 80, an increase Of
81 236 500 II over the revenues Of the pre-
ceedng year. It is reported that MI Fhos.
NJ King, second vice president of the COM
paay, will resign the latter part OF this
week.
Prof. John McGraw. of Baltimore, has re
ceived letter from Kiraiu, dated LoDdon.
K,Ira; n is well, and Gays be thinka be will
get away with Smith. II lie wins. be will
big money in Lopdon if Sullivan behaves
himself Killan has received several pres
ents, among them very handsome da.
mond ring.
The steamer Connecticut. built for the
Sound line, was launched at Noank. Conn,
last week. Her length over all is 357 feet;
extreme width over guards, 81 feet: depth
of hull, IL feet 3 inches Her saloons will sur
pass in beauty and finish nythine ever seen
upon any steamboat. Her machinery is ex-
pected to develop nearly 5000 horse power,
and as the boat will be ftted with feather.
ing paddles shs is expected 10 make twenty
miles an hour.
Unted States Minister PendetoD, at Berlin,
to communicate to the Emperor Of Germany
the cordial sympathy ofthe President and
citlzans OF this country in the serious illness
of the Crown Prince, and Yesterday the Sec
rotary received through the German legs
ton telegram expressing the Emperor's
heartfelt gratitude for tho sympathy felt by
the President and people If the United
States with his royal honse, and the whole
country, in the deep grief which rests upon
both.
Lieut. Richard A. Arnold, formerly Of toe
District police force, hes entered suit for
$50. 600 damages for libel against Mej9r
Samuel H Walker, also formerly OF the
police force The alleged libel consisted |
il the publication OF a letter charging the |
plaintiff with conspiracy 10 injure the police
force by circulating false statements that
the msjor had ordered an espionage to be
placed on Congressman who visited disrepu
table houses. The scandal resulted in both
officers named losing their places. 1t is said
that the trial will bring forth some develop.
ments of q sensational nature.
P. T. Barnnm. who is living at the Muir.
ray Hill Hotel. New York, for the winter,
will make no change either in his personal
Or business plana OF account of the burning
Of his property in Bridgeport. He has been
burned out so often that such sn occurrence
now fails to excite him. His wife woke him
Up late on Sunday night and read him a tel
sgram telling him ofthe Bridgeport fire. He
listened to the reading of the dispatch with
,ut comment, and in two or three minutes
lie was sound asleep again. Mr. Barnum
embarked that bis actual personal losses
~ fire since he had been in the show
business would aggregate more thsn s., 000,.
100.